same news
different places
different times

fallujah
kabul
peshawar

supplanting

danang
khe sanh
saigon

in the
lexicon
of
this generation's
war

for the
kids
just
more places
they can't find
on
maps

maps?
what are those?

perhaps their
oblivion
is a
blessing

they still have
time
to laugh
together

before
learning
they're supposed
to
hate
each other

ignorance is bliss

i'm off to
my
cave

making
moonshine
in the
sunshine

seeking
solitude
and
amnesia

i need some
peace